John potter goodman and joseph goodman



(No Model.)

J. P. 8v J. GOODMAN.

STOP BLOCK.

Patented Sept. 7, 1886.

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INVENTOR WITNESSES @l/? NV PETERS, Phom-Lmmgmp UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

JOHN POTTER GOODMAN AND JOSEPH GOODMAN, Ol PLYMOUTH, PA.

STOP-BLOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 348,735, dated September 7, 1886.

Application filed March 13, 1886. Serial No.195.169. (No model.) Y

To all `whom it may concern/ stopsp,which engage with other stops, q, fixed Be it known that we, JOHN POTTER GOOD- t the sections A A', as shown, the position MAN and JOSEPH GooDMAN, of Plymouth, in of the stops being such that when the stops the county of Luzerne and State ot Pennsyl- 1) q are in engagement the upper faces of the 5 Vania, have invented a new and Improved main stops E will be in line with the upper 55 Stop-Block, of which the following is a full, faces cf the plates A A'. Each end of each clear, and exact description. of the plates A A is recessed to receive the Our invention relates to the construction of ends of the rails Ry It. an improved form of stop-block arranged so From the construction described it will be 1o that both the forward wheels of the car will seen that by throwing the lever K to the po- 6o be checked, and also so arranged that the sition shown in Fig. 1 the blocks E will be stop-blocks proper may be turned down to a raised, and as the wheels of the approaching position to constitute a portion or section of car strike against said blocks or stops the the tread ofthe rail in connection with which car will be stopped, but as each wheel meets I5 they are arranged. with an obstruction there is no rocking or 65 Our invention consists in the construction twisting of the axle, nor is the car slued upand arrangement of parts, as will be hereinon the track. Then it is desired that the after fully described and claimed. car should pass over the blocks or stops B, the Reference is to be had to the accompanying lever K is thrown over, so that its eatch-rod L 2o drawings, forming apart of this specification, M will be brought into engagement with the 7.3

in which similar letters of reference indicate notch g, which movement ot' the lever will, corresponding` parts in both the figures. through the medium of the connections ex- Figure I is a side view of our improved tending to the shaft D, move said shaft, so form of stop-block, and Fig. 2 is a plan View that the blocks E will be in line with the tops 2 5 of the same. of the rail-sections A A. 7 5

The frame workin which our improved stop- Having thus l'ully described our invention, K block is arranged consists ot' two parallel railwhat we claimas new, and desire to secure by sections or castings, A A', that are united by Letters Patent, is

crossangle ironsB B', each of the sections Abe- 1. The combination, with the fixed rail-sec-Y ing formed withacentralsemicircularrecess,a. tions, of a rock-shaft journaled transversely 8o Outer plat-es, G, are bolted to the sections A thereto, and stop-blocks at opposite ends of the by bolts b l), as clearly shown, and these plates shaft adjacent to and forming, when turned G are each formed with up\\'ardlycurved slots down, parts of the treads of the rail-sections,

d, which serve as bearings for a rock-shaft, D, substantially as set forth.

to which there are keyed semicircular stops 2. The combination, with the plates A A', S5 EE, the circular face of the stopsbeing formed having recesses a a, of the stop-blocks E E to correspond with the circular faces of the within said recesses, forming, when turned recesses a. The shaft D is provided with a down, sections of the treads of the plates or downwardly-extending arm, F, which is conrails, a rock-shaft, D, and ineans for operat- 40 neel-.ed by means of a link, G, with the uping the said shaft, substantially as set forth. 9o wardly-extcnding arm H of a second rock- The combination, with the plates A A', shaft, I, that is mounted in bearings formed in having recesses a c, the plates C C, secured to the sections A, one end of said shaft I ex the outer sides of the platesA A', and closing tending outward beyond the section A' and the outer sides of the recesses, the blocks EE 4 5 carrying a lever, K, which is provided with a in the recesses, the rock-shaft D, and the op- 95 hand-piece, L, that Operates a catch-rod, M, erating mechanism therefor, substantially as arranged to engage with notches g or h, formed set forth. in a curved rack, N, that is carried by arms 4. rPhe combination, with a supporting- O O, said arms being rigidly secured to the frame, of a rock-shaft carrying stop-blocks 5o sections A. The blocks E are provided with provided with stops p, stops q, carried by the roo frame, and an operating-lever, arranged substantially as described.

5. The combinabiomwibh platesAA, formed with recesses a a, of plates C, formed with ing an arm, H, and a lever, K', the arms H and F being connected by a link, G, substau- 1o tially as described.`

JOHN POTTER GOODMAN. 5 curved slots d, a rock-shaft, D, mountedin said JOSEPH GOODMAN.

slots, and carrying-blocks E, arranged within Vibnesses: the recesses a, and provided With stops, an L. R. MINICK,

arm, F, carried by the shaft D, a shaft, I, hav

DAVID MADDEN. 

